Trump Lashes Out at His Aides With Calls to Indict Political Rivals  —  The pressure on his top administration officials to take action came as President Trump bristled at the restraints of his illness.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump berated his own cabinet officers on Thursday …

Whitmer conspiracy allegations tied to boogaloo movement  —  Several of the six men charged in federal court Thursday with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have histories of anti-government organizing, as well as interest in countering what they saw as an “uprising” …

Trump's Struggles Ripple Across the Sun Belt, Endangering G.O.P. Stronghold  —  President Trump is fading nationally as he alienates women, seniors and suburbanites, polls show.  But private G.O.P. surveys show he is in close races in solidly red states, too.

Scoop: Barr tells Republicans Durham report won't be ready by election  —  Attorney General Bill Barr has begun telling top Republicans that the Justice Department's sweeping review into the origins of the Russia investigation will not be released before the election, a senior White House official …

Amid Campaign Turmoil, Biden Holds Wide Leads on Coronavirus, Unifying the Country  —  Most Trump, Biden supporters say their differences go beyond policies to ‘core American values and goals’  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view …

Debate moderator Steve Scully raises eyebrows with tweet asking Scaramucci ‘should I respond to Trump’  —  Scully's role as a former intern for Joe Biden sparked backlash  —  President Trump says he won't ‘waste my time’ with virtual debate  —  Presidential debate moderator Steve Scully raised eyebrows …

Mike Pence's Trumpian Makeover  —  In April, as the country's coronavirus outbreak surged, President Trump mocked Mike Pence's filibustering skills, presenting himself as a teller of tough truths compared with his slippery Vice-President.  “That's one of the greatest answers I've ever heard …

Few Covid safeguards as Trump campaign restarts rallies  —  The Trump campaign is hitting the road after being sidelined by the coronavirus for a week, while taking few precautions to ensure the rallies don't become new hot spots.  —  While President Donald Trump recovers at the White House …

Gallup Election 2020 Coverage  —  From now through Election Day, Gallup will feature a rolling blog of metrics and data on Americans' views during this unprecedented presidential election campaign.  Gallup will still publish in-depth articles on key findings, but we will also use this blog …

Trump got a $21 million tax break for saving the forest outside his NY mansion.  Now the deal is under investigation.  —  Five years ago, Donald Trump promised to preserve more than 150 acres of rolling woodlands in an exclusive swath of New York suburbia prized for its luxury homes and rural tranquility.

Trump Is Killing the Economy Out of Spite  —  So what will he do if he loses the election?  —  Last year Donald Trump called Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, a “nasty, vindictive, horrible person.”  Actually, she isn't — but he is.  —  Trump's vindictiveness has become a major worry as the election approaches.

An American journalist was murdered in Turkey.  Why didn't the US investigate?  —  Turkey says the Barakats were killed in a family dispute.  Others aren't so sure.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, FILE

An American Coup Attempt  —  Time may be running out to expose the effort to overthrow Trump, which began before his election.  —  The U.S. is in a constitutional crisis.  It began on the day of President Trump's election, when unelected bureaucrats mobilized against his presidency.

Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew  —  Months before travel bans and lockdowns, Americans were transmitting the virus across the country

A Major Online Learning Platform Was Created by a Subterranean Religious ‘Cult’ Whose Leader Has Been Accused of Violence and Abuse  —  Acellus, a distance learning product used by thousands of students across the U.S., emerged from the Church of Jesus Christ in Zion

Trump still contagious?  Experts say it's impossible to know  —  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn't think he's contagious anymore, but medical experts say that's impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.  —  Most people with COVID-19 …

Trump to appear on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ in first on-camera interview after COVID-19 diagnosis  —  The interview will take place on Tucker Carlson Tonight at 8 p.m. ET

Election live updates: Biden seeking to shore up support in Nevada; Trump to ‘rally’ with Limbaugh listeners  —  The Washington Post is providing live election updates free to all readers.  Get more election news delivered to your inbox by signing up for The Trailer newsletter.

Ted Cruz warns the election ‘could be a bloodbath of Watergate proportions’ for GOP  — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that Republicans could see “a bloodbath of Watergate proportions” if voters are angry and broke when casting their ballots this year.  — He blamed Rep. Nancy Pelosi …

Systemic Racism At Wells Fargo & Microsoft  —  Here's a letter the US Labor Department sent to Wells Fargo recently.  (I had to screenshot it in parts, which is why it's broken up here):  —  The Labor Department sent a similar letter to Microsoft:  —  There is no chance …

I Didn't Vote For Trump In 2016, But I'd Crawl Over Broken Glass To Vote For Him Now  —  I don't care about the tone of his tweets nor if his opponents think he's rude.  I've seen that he is a patriot who genuinely loves the United States of America and its people.

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STUDY: Two years of Trump's Fox live-tweeting obsession, by the numbers … President Donald Trump tweeted in response to Fox News or Fox Business programs he was watching at least 1,146 times over the two years from September 2018 through August 2020 — 7.5% of his total tweets during that period — according to a Media Matters review.

Twitter Locks Account of Ric Grenell over Voter Fraud Warning  —  Twitter locked the account of former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell after he shared an image of ballots sent to him by a friend living in California, who says they were addressed to his parents — who he claims have been dead for ten years.

Officials said in 2017 that separated migrants under 12 couldn't find parents again on their own … WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors who ran a 2017 “pilot” program for migrant family separation determined that children younger than 12 should not be separated because most could not find …

Judge denies motion to extend Florida's voter registration  —  A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida after a computer meltdown on the final day of registration might have prevented thousands of potential voters from taking part in November's presidential election

Barrett disclosure did not include work for troubled hospital group  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett did not include on her Senate Judiciary disclosure forms a notable case in which she was one of two lead attorneys: defending a Pittsburgh steel magnate accused …

Inside the People of Praise, the Tight-Knit Faith Community of Amy Coney Barrett  —  Even for a conservative religious community, the People of Praise is notable in how deeply embedded members are in one another's lives.  —  About 35 years ago in New Orleans, a young lawyer …

Putin Says He Wants to Work With Biden, Claims ‘Shared Values’ Between Democrats and Communism  —  World Vladimir Putin 2020 Election Joe Biden  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to mark a positive resemblance between Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden …